Go to main content

An improvement of imprisonment, disgrace, poverty, into real freedom; honest reputation; perdurable riches ; evidenced in a few crums & scraps lately found in a prisoners-basket at Nevvgate; and saved together, by a visitant of oppressed prisoners, for the refreshing of himself and those who are either in a worse prison, or (who loathing the dainties of the flesh) hunger and thirst after righteousness. ... By George Wither.

Wither, George, 1588-1667, author.
1661
Available at Vault - Deck C
Add to Basket

Title
An improvement of imprisonment, disgrace, poverty, into real freedom; honest reputation; perdurable riches ; evidenced in a few crums & scraps lately found in a prisoners-basket at Nevvgate; and saved together, by a visitant of oppressed prisoners, for the refreshing of himself and those who are either in a worse prison, or (who loathing the dainties of the flesh) hunger and thirst after righteousness. ... By George Wither.
Created/published
London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1661.
Description
124, [2] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Wither, George, 1588-1667, author.
Note
In verse.

The words "imprisonment, ... poverty," are enclosed in brackets and the words "real freedom; ... riches;" are bracketed together on title page.

With a final errata leaf.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W3163
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R14994
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
W3163
Folger-specific note
129638. Bound in red gilt-tooled goatskin. With a bookseller's catalogue entry for this copy tipped to front fly-leaf. Provenance: bookplate of C. H. P.

Show more subjects...